Opinion Stories from July 13, 2009 (Change date)
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A case against year-round schoolJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer vacation is probably the most looked forward to time of the year for any student in school. With year-round school, students would get the same amount of time off...
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Voice your opinion on taxing benefitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It is my understanding that a proposal is afloat regarding the taxing of employees based on their employer's insurance costs for that individual. Mention has been made t...
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Family spurs Walk Against Substance AbuseJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Each weekend thousands of people take to the streets of our communities, walking and running to raise money for charities. Every one of them has found a cause to bel...
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Cuts save pennies, but cost societyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - As a member of District 204's special needs PTA, I read Justin Kmitch's article, "District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs funding," with great interest and ...
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Kirk, Bean wrong on global warmingJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In my opinion we need to start now to replace Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean. They do not represent you or me. It is time for them to go! They want to destroy the coal indus...
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'Cap and trade' bill potential disasterJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives did a grave disservice to the U.S. by passing the so-called "cap and trade" bill. I urge you contact your Senators to correct this mistake b...
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Young adults hit hard by lack of jobsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 21, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago, in debt from student loans, and have been unemployed since October. I am not by any means alone in this. De...
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Everything costs money - our moneyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looks like the president and his wife are running around like a bunch of jet-setters - on talk shows, at graduations and visiting other countries and states. It costs a ...
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Harry Potter and the teenage driversJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's just acknowledge right off the bat that Harry, Ron, Hermione and their wand-wielding friends are no sticklers for rules. When last we saw them, the magical trio an...
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ComEd doesn't really care for treesJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I must take exception to ComEd's Senior Vice President Calvin Butler's attempts to paint ComEd as a tree-loving entity that tries to balance the "care" of trees while pr...
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